Parish History

 Until 1963, the three Episcopal churches in Columbus were Trinity, located in the downtown business district; St. Christopher, also in downtown Columbus; and St. Thomas in Central Columbus. There was no Episcopal Church conveniently located to serve the population of South Columbus or the soldiers and families of the nearby Fort Benning Military Reservation.

In early 1964, the Rev. M. Dewey Gable, rectorof St. Thomas, appointed a committee from St. Thomas' Vestry to oversee plans for a small temporary church building on St. Mary's Road. In the Spring of 1964, building construction began and the first official service was held. In September that same year, 22 members petitioned to be admitted to the Diocese of Atlanta as an organized mission under the name of St. Mary Magdalene. In January 1965, St. Mary Magdalene was admitted as an official mission (and later designated an aided parish) in the Diocese. The present church building is located at 4244 St. Mary's Road. As a part of the Diocese of Atlanta, we are one of the parishes which make up its Chattahoochee Valley Convocation.

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